May 27th, 2009 at 2:00PM: "If you're too dumb or idle to read the travel advisories ... then you ought to take responsibility for your own behaviour," says former Australian foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer.
And, he has a point. If you roll the dice, you have to be ready to lose ... even if you get lucky sometimes.
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Aussies beware: government won't help you
May 27th, 2009 at 2:00PM: "If you're too dumb or idle to read the travel advisories ... then you ought to take responsibility for your own behaviour," says former Australian foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer.
And, he has a point. If you roll the dice, you have to be ready to lose ... even if you get lucky sometimes.
Australian tourists outside their homeland have been getting into trouble lately – be it ...Naval officer finishes flight in restraints
May 23rd, 2009 at 10:00AM:
Something happened between Melbourne, Australia and London, England. A Lieutenant Commander from Canberra "became rowdy" in the sky and "accosted" another passenger. The details of the encounter were not revealed, but the Sydney Morning Herald reports that it involved a scuffle, landed the sailor in restraints and ended with arrest when the plane touched down at Heathrow Airport.
During the ...Beware Australia's "Ninja Kangaroo"
Mar 11th, 2009 at 9:30AM: Kangaroos just don't look that threatening. Perhaps it's because they carry their offspring in a pouch. Or the fact they move around by hopping up and down. But if you think kangaroos don't have a mean streak in them, you'd be wrong. One night when you least expect it, clandestine marsupials will come smashing through your bedroom window, ready to terrorize you and everything you care about. Be ...
